HOW DOES IT OPERATE?

• Target Group
  CoopEst intends to intervene through local financial intermediaries in the respective countries. Therefore, the target groups are established financial institutions in Central and Eastern Europe with a direct link to or an interest in the Social Economy sector and/or socially responsible business (eligible institutions could be cooperative or commercial banks, credit unions, micro finance institutions).

• Investment Type
  Investment in long-term debt and guarantees:
  Global Loans, Subordinated Loans, Subscriptions to Bond Issues; Co-investments (Syndicated Loans); Interventions in providing Guarantees are also possible so as to help final beneficiaries to get better access to local and international (especially European) Loan Bank financing.

• Size of investment
  Approx. between € 500.000 and € 2M.

• Duration of investment
  Up to 10 years.

• Eligible projects
  The main criteria for the involvement of CoopEst is to support socially responsible initiatives in the target countries. Eligible Social Economy projects may include a wide range of economic activities. Some examples could be agricultural co-operatives, social housing or housing co-operatives, energy equip¬ment/renewable alternative energies, organic agriculture,  production/commercialisation of handicraft small-scale industries; small business development, especially among unemployed or disadvantaged groups etc.